Getting Started
A Link to the Past opens on a rainy night. This walkthrough covers the first act: rescuing Princess Zelda, claiming the Master Sword, and toppling Agahnim.
- Wake in Link's house and open the chest for the Lamp.
- Slip into Hyrule Castle through the hidden passage beside it (lift the bush). Your dying Uncle hands you the Fighter's Sword and Shield.
- Work through the castle, grab the Boomerang, and free Princess Zelda by beating the Ball & Chain Soldier at her cell.
- Take the throne-room passage to escort Zelda to the Sanctuary. The Loyal Sage sends you after the Master Sword.
- Fetch the Book of Mudora from the House of Books south of Kakariko, and pick up the Pegasus Boots along the way.
- Clear Eastern Palace for the Bow and the Pendant of Courage.
- Open Desert Palace with the Book of Mudora, take the Power Glove, and earn the Pendant of Power.
- Climb Death Mountain to Tower of Hera for the Moon Pearl and the Pendant of Wisdom.
- With all three pendants, draw the Master Sword from its pedestal in the Lost Woods.
- Return to Hyrule Castle. The Master Sword dispels the barrier around the Castle Tower.
- Climb the tower and defeat Agahnim. You are cast into the Dark World, where the hunt for the seven Crystals begins.
From here the adventure opens up. Use the Reference guides for dungeon items, bosses, medallions and upgrades.